Saad Lá Tah Hózhóón: A Collection of Diné Poetry

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Author Rex Lee Jim weaves language and culture into contemporary landscape creating a collection of poetry that teaches readers about himself, his people, his land, and his language. Written in Diné Bizaad (Navajo Language) and translated into English, this collection contains 30 poems that will catch the imagination of the reader and the heart of those who know the land’s language.

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About the Author Rex Lee Jim

Rex Lee Jim was born and raised in Rock Point, Arizona on the Navajo Nation Reservation. He is born of the Red House People and Born for the Red Streak Running into Water People. His Maternal Grandfather is of the Towering House People while his Paternal grandfather is of the Mexican People. He is a former Vice president of the Navajo Nation, a poet, a playwright, and Medicine Man. He was graduated from the Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale, Colorado. He attended Princeton University, Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English, and its Oxford University campus in England. As a poet and playwright, he is fluent and literate in Navajo, English, and Spanish, all of which his works are published in. He currently resides in his original hometown Rock Point, Arizona.

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Weight

.3 lbs

Dimensions

9 × 6 × 0.25 in

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Salina Bookshelf, founded in 1994 is an independent publisher of textbooks, children's picture and chapter books, informational texts, reference books and language learning materials. We specialize in dual language books in Navajo/English and Hopi/English, as well as textbooks used to teach Navajo language in schools.